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Intestinal parasites and genotypes of Giardia intestinalis in school children from Berisso, Argentina.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 27 Jul 2011
Molina Nora, Pezzani Betina, Ciarmela Maria, Orden Alicia, Rosa Diana, Apezteguía Maria, Basualdo Juan, Minvielle Marta
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INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasitic infections have been reported in different regions of Argentina. Giardia intestinalis is recognized as "the national parasite". The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of both intestinal parasites and G. intestinalis genotypes, as well as to analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics in schoolchildren from a suburban community. METHODOLOGY: Serial...
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